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    <center>Scilab Function</center>
    <div align="right">Last update : 08/09/2006</div>
    <p>
      <b>comp</b> -   scilab function compilation</p>
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      <font color="blue">Calling Sequence</font>
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        <tt>comp(function)  </tt>
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        <tt>
          <b>function</b>
        </tt>: an not compiled scilab function (type 11)</li>
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      <font color="blue">Description</font>
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      <tt>
        <b>comp(function)</b>
      </tt>  compiles the function <tt>
        <b>function</b>
      </tt>.
      Compiled and interpreted functions are equivalent but usually 
      compiled functions are much faster.
      The functions provided in the standard libraries are compiled.</p>
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      The online definition as well as the short syntax of the functions:
      <tt>
        <b>getf</b>
      </tt> and <tt>
        <b>deff</b>
      </tt> generate compiled function. 
      So comp has to be used in very particular cases. To produce uncompiled
      function one must use <tt>
        <b>getf</b>
      </tt> or <tt>
        <b>deff</b>
      </tt> with  option <tt>
        <b>"n"</b>
      </tt>.
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      <font color="blue">See Also</font>
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      <a href="deff.htm">
        <tt>
          <b>deff</b>
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      </a>,&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="getf.htm">
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          <b>getf</b>
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      </a>,&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="function.htm">
        <tt>
          <b>function</b>
        </tt>
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